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From Moscow, to Ukraine, back to Moscow, on to Germany, and finally back to Atlanta... this weekend was a weekend of travel for the ages! Over the past two weeks I traveled with an Athletes in Action Volleyball team throughout Russia and Ukraine playing matches and sharing our testimonies with players, coaches, and fans... it was an amazing trip (please forgive the seemingly trite descriptors like"amazing" that will have to suffice for a quick update like this). I arrived back in Atlanta around 10PM last night and am with the Catalyst team this morning catching up with these friends that have been sorely missed.
Real quick - Chris Ediger will be working on blog updates today and tomorrow so our next post will be Wednesday, July 2nd. We are going to be merging the Catlayst Road Trip Blog with the Catalyst Blog so that you will be able to stay updated on all things Catalyst without having to fly back and forth between two independent blog sites. Should be amazing! (ha, used it again :))
Hey, a visit to Moscow just wasn't complete without an honorary appearance from the Catalyst Vanagon! Here are just a couple pictures from the trip including Hunter Current, a 6'8"" Middle Blocker from USC introducing Moscow to the Highway Highlighter!!!
(Clockwise from top left: Hunter & The Vanagon in Moscow, Our Team in front of St. Basil's Cathedral in the Red Square, Warming up for a match in Smolensk, Russia, and a Vanagon Family in Kiev, Ukraine missing the Catalyst Vanagon)
LV
on behalf of the Catalyst Team
Charity Water is (yet another) newish organization that is providing clean water to Africans by building wells, catching rain, and using sand filters.
They're not the first group out there to do this, they're probably doing the same things the other groups are doing, but their message is VERY compelling. Especially the video below. Watch it.
Perhaps the way you frame your message will make all the difference. How are you framing your message to make it more effective?
It's Friday and that means it's Extra Value Day @ the Catablog. Hold-on to your wallet, we're cranking up the ROI this week!
1. A FREE talk from Donald Miller, Let Story Guide You - regular $7.95 (how's that for ROI?)
2. A newy resource from RELEVANT - Neue (pronounced "newy") - regular $45, $29 presale, HOT!
3. 3D Star Wars Hologram Thing - sweet! Billy Graham LIVE via hologram in '08!
4. Rent DVDs for keeps - a time release glue dissolves the insides 2 days after opening. From flexplay
5. 8 Part Series from WebUrbanist on Geurilla Marketing - starts here
6. Is Google Making Me Stupider?
7. 24 hour short film results - from the creative genius of Los Whittaker
Weekly Commentary:
Read the guerilla marketing series from WebUrbanist, it's really interesting. Have we become immune to regular marketing tactics? If so, how does this affect the Church? Are there any guerilla marketing tactics we can employ to advance the kingdom?
We are talking about how to streamline your Catalyst Blog experience and are planning on rolling out something new very soon... right now we have the Catalyst Blog and the Catalyst Road Trip Blog on separate pages and our hope is that you will be able to stay updated on all things Catalyst without having to navigate through different loop holes. Jesse Phillips has done a tremendous job on the Catalyst Blog and Ben Arment and Chris Ediger are absolutely brilliant in this world of blogging... they continue to offer so much wisdom and insight. (don't worry, we aren't getting rid of the Catalyst Road Trip Arcade! :))
Do you ever have those moments when you just sit back and realize that you are surrounded by some pretty amazing people? That is the case more often than not in the Catalyst Office... what an honor to be able to serve with some of the greatest men and women I know.
LV
on behalf of the Catalyst Team
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